State v. Coleman

GREMILLION, Judge.

[ defendant, Kevin Coleman, was convicted of possession of a firearm by a felon, a violation of La.R.S. 14:95.1. He had previously been convicted of unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling. The State and Defendant stipulated to the predicate offense, but a dispute arose as to whether the stipulation addressed the ten-year “cleansing period” of the statute. In denying Defendant’s motion for post-verdict judgment of acquittal, the trial court concluded that the “cleansing period” was part of the predicate offense stipulation. We reverse.

FACTS

Defendant was charged with one…